The Prix Yacowlef is a Listed flat horse race in France open to two-year-old thoroughbreds. Since 2016, it is run each November at Chantilly Racecourse over a distance of 1,000 metres (about 5 furlongs).
The event was originally run at Deauville Racecourse and restricted to previously unraced horses. For a period its distance was 1,000 metres, and it was extended to 1,200 metres in 1987.
The Prix Yacowlef was formerly held in early August. It was switched to July and reverted to 1,000 metres in 2005. From 2016 the race moved to its current date and venue.
Records since 1978 Leading jockey (7 wins): Freddy Head – Princesse Lida (1979), Siagne (1982), Breath Taking (1984), Common Grounds (1987), Machiavellian (1989), Wixon (1992), Pas de Reponse (1996)
Leading trainer (9 wins): Criquette Head-Maarek – Siagne (1982), Breath Taking (1984), Goldneyev (1988), Pas de Reponse (1996), Mall Queen (1999), Wooden Doll (2000), Loving Pride (2002), Roseanna (2003), Speciale (2004)
Leading owner (3 wins): Stavros Niarchos – Captain's Gold (1983), Common Grounds (1987), Machiavellian (1989) Maktoum Al Maktoum – Royal Arrow (1998), Mall Queen (1999), Loving Pride (2002)
Winners since 1978 Year Winner Jockey Trainer Owner Time 1978 Water Lily Alfred Gibert Peter Head Sir Robin McAlpine 1:03.90 1979 Princesse Lida Freddy Head Alec Head Jacques Wertheimer 1980 Miswaki Philippe Paquet François Boutin Etti Plesch 1:02.20 1981 Macaroy Jacques Dupin Noël Pelat Marquis de Geoffre 1982 Siagne Freddy Head Criquette Head Haras d'Etreham 1983 Captain's Gold Cash Asmussen François Boutin Stavros Niarchos 1984 Breath Taking Freddy Head Criquette Head Robert Sangster 1985 River Dancer Maurice Philipperon John Cunnington Jr. Sir Michael Sobell 1986 La Grande Epoque Gary W. Moore John Fellows Robin Scully 1987 Common Grounds Freddy Head François Boutin Stavros Niarchos 1988 Goldneyev Gary W. Moore Criquette Head Jacques Wertheimer 1989 Machiavellian Freddy Head François Boutin Stavros Niarchos 1:13.00 1990 Bague Bleue Dominique Boeuf Élie Lellouche Daniel Wildenstein 1:12.70 1991 Silver Kite Thierry Jarnet André Fabre Zenya Yoshida 1:13.60 1992 Wixon Freddy Head François Boutin Allen Paulson 1:13.60 1993 Eternal Reve Cash Asmussen François Boutin Mrs François Boutin 1:15.90 1994 Batista Cash Asmussen François Boutin Sheikh Mohammed 1:12.80 1995 Sangria Guy Guignard John Fellows Peggy Augustus 1:13.80 1996 Pas de Reponse Freddy Head Criquette Head Wertheimer et Frère 1:14.20 1997 Seralia Sylvain Guillot Pascal Bary Lady O'Reilly 1:12.60 1998 Royal Arrow Olivier Peslier André Fabre Maktoum Al Maktoum 1:14.50 1999 Mall Queen Olivier Doleuze Criquette Head Maktoum Al Maktoum 1:13.70 2000 Wooden Doll Olivier Doleuze Criquette Head Khalid Abdullah 1:12.80 2001 Barsine Gérald Mossé Carlos Laffon-Parias Felipe Hinojosa 1:12.60 2002 Loving Pride Olivier Doleuze Criquette Head-Maarek Maktoum Al Maktoum 1:14.70 2003 Roseanna Olivier Peslier Criquette Head-Maarek Peter Savill 1:12.60 2004 Speciale Christophe Lemaire Criquette Head-Maarek Ghislaine Head 1:10.50 2005 New Girlfriend Christophe Soumillon Robert Collet Richard Strauss 0:59.50 2006 Beauty Is Truth Christophe Soumillon Robert Collet Richard Strauss 1:00.10 2007 Stern Opinion Stéphane Pasquier Pascal Bary Khalid Abdullah 1:00.90 2008 Abbeyside Christophe Soumillon Paul Cole Carmen Burrell 0:58.40 2009 Sorciere Yann Lerner Carlos Lerner Lady O'Reilly 0:58.60 2010 Wizz Kid Gregory Benoist Robert Collet Maeve Mahony 0:57.90 2011 Hi Molly Thierry Jarnet Didier Guillemin Alain Morice 1:00.00 2012 Pearl Flute Christophe Lemaire Francis-Henri Graffard Pearl Bloodstock Ltd 0:58.00 2013 Make It Reel Thierry Thulliez Pascal Bary Emmeline de Waldner 0:59.01 2014 Mocklershill Christophe Lemaire Fabrice Chappet Antoine Gilbert 0:59.03 2015 Money Maker Cristian Demuro Fabrice Chappet Meridian / Watt 0:58.40 2016 Simmie Gregory Benoist Sylvester Kirk Neil Simpson 1:06.88 2017 Absolute City Nicolas Perret Jean-Pierre Gauvin Jean-Claude Seroul 1:06.60 2018 Barbill Gerald Mosse Mick Channon Susan Bunney 1:07.33 2019 Keep Busy Ioritz Mendizabal John Quinn Altitude Racing 1:11.80 2020 Suesa Olivier Peslier Carlos Laffon-Parias Georgiana Cabrero 1:09.73
Earlier winners
1885: Sycomore 1891: Fontenoy 1892: Senegal 1895: Arreau 1896: Indian Chief 1897: Le Roi Soleil 1898: Niphon 1899: Delvino 1900: Kadikoi 1901: Impromptu 1903: Gouvernant 1904: Jardy 1906: Madge 1907: Pernambouc 1909: Uriel 1911: La Semillante 1912: Banshee 1913: Sardanapale 1919: Jane Eyre 1920: Xanthis 1921: Despard 1922: Épinard 1923: Shahabbas 1924: Ptolemy 1925: Saint Fortunat 1926: Little Muff 1927: Miel Rosa 1928: Mirabilis 1929: Energie 1930: Quatre Bras 1931: Darya Awurd 1932: On Parade 1933: Laque d'Or 1934: The Nile 1935: Fragrance 1936: En Fraude 1937: La Sultane 1938: Lactone 1939: Balthazar 1941: Nosca 1944: Roi d'Atout 1946: Le Lavandou 1947: Djeddah 1953: Sena 1954: Chingacgook 1955: Apollonia 1956: Mourne 1961: Prudent 1962: Hula Dancer 1963: Homely 1968: Gris Vitesse 1969: Chatter Box 1970: Take a Chance 1971: Riverman 1972: Dahlia 1973: Nonoalco 1975: Manado 1976: Assez Cuite
See also List of French flat horse races
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pedigreequery.com – Prix Yacowlef – Deauville.